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WTPZ31 KNHC 081458
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRWIN ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011
800 AM PDT SAT OCT 08 2011
 
...HURRICANE IRWIN WEAKENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.3N 121.0W
ABOUT 940 MI...1510 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRWIN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.0 WEST. IRWIN IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND THE CYCLONE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED DURING
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  IRWIN IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB...29.12 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER LANDSEA/STEWART